Reviewed: July, 2020 Released: 2020, Frontiers Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: JP Although it is certainly not a contest, I’m probably the biggest Pretty Maids fan on staff here at Metal-Rules.com. So when the band released their fourth live album, for me it was a no-brainer to review. When I reviewed the…
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HIBRIA-Blinded In Tokyo-The Covideo Chronicles-Day Four (April 4, 2020)
Reviewed: June, 2020 Released: 2012, Cleopatra Records Rating: 3.5/5 (Just the DVD) Reviewer: JP Over the years I’ve done a number of more ambitious series of reviews instead of simple stand-alone reviews. This is perhaps my most ambitious project yet. This series of reviews was born out of three…
Flotsam & Jetsam-Once In A Deathtime-The Covideo Chronicles-Day 44 (May 14th, 2020)
Reviewed: June, 2020 Released: 2008, DrivenMusic Rating: 4/5 (Just the DVD) Reviewer: JP Over the years I’ve done a number of more ambitious series of reviews instead of simple stand-alone reviews. This is perhaps my most ambitious project yet. This series of reviews was born out of three seemingly dissimilar…
WhitesnakeThe Purple Tour-The Covideo Chronicles-Day 47 (May 17 th, 2020)
Reviewed: June, 2020 Released: 2015, Rhino Rating: 4/5 (Just the DVD) Reviewer: JP Over the years I’ve done a number of more ambitious series of reviews instead of simple stand-alone reviews. This is perhaps my most ambitious project yet. This series of reviews was born out of three seemingly…
BLACK SABBATH-The End-The Covideo Chronicles-Day 23 (April 23, 2020)
Reviewed: June, 2020 Released: 2017 Rating: 3/5 (Just the DVD) Reviewer: JP Over the years I’ve done a number of more ambitious series of reviews instead of simple stand-alone reviews. This is perhaps my most ambitious project yet. This series of reviews was born out of three seemingly dissimilar and…
LYNCH MOB-Revolution Live! -The Covideo Chronicles-Day 38 (May 8th, 2020)
Reviewed: June, 2020 Released: 2006, Cleopatra Rating: 2.5/5 (Just the DVD) Reviewer: JP Over the years I’ve done a number of more ambitious series of reviews instead of simple stand-alone reviews. This is perhaps my most ambitious project yet. This series of reviews was born out of three seemingly dissimilar…
Eternal Silence – Renegades
Reviewed: May 2020 Released: 2019, Sliptrick Records Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: Cathrine Wendt Italian symphonic metal group Eternal Silence celebrate 10 years with an EP featuring 3 live editions of songs from previous albums and one new song, “Renegades”. They’re a band along the same vein as Lacuna Coil, Nightwish and…
Emperor-Live Inferno (DVD Review)
Reviewed: April 2020 Released: 2009, Candlelight Rating: 4.5/5 Reviewer: JP This is one of those weird, sort of unclassifiable products that bug the heck out of me. Is LIVE INFERNO a DVD with two bonus live albums? Is it two live albums with a bonus DVD? The packaging is weird,…
Helloween-United Alive In Madrid
November 2019 Released: 2019 / Nuclear Blast Rating: 4 / 5 Reviewer: JP It took a while but Helloween’s fourth live album is available…just in time for Halloween! Most fans are aware that the band has been on a very long reunion tour cycle featuring former members vocalist Michael Kiske…
Winterfylleth – The Siege of Mercia (Live at Bloodstock 2017)
Reviewed: October 2019 Released: 2019, Candlelight Records Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: Demitri Levantis If there’s one thing the live album format is brilliant for, it is to remind gig and festival goers of the many fun times they had when they caught their favourite bands and artists live. In this case,…
Axel Rudi Pell – XXX Anniversary Live
Axel Rudi Pell – XXX Anniversary Live Reviewed: August 2019 Released: June 7th, 2019 / Steamhammer Rating: 4 / 5 Reviewer: John Haseltine The man, the myth, the legend Axel Rudi Pell is currently celebrating 30 years as a solo artist. ARP id actually more of a band then a…
Sacred Oath – Thunder Underground: Live From NYC
Band: Sacred Oath Title: Thunder Underground-Live From NYC Label: Indie Released: 2019 Reviewed: July, 2019 Reviewer: JP Rating: 3.5/5 As the years go on and tastes change, bands like Sacred Oath are becoming much less common. Once, (in the 80’s primarily) dozens, maybe even hundreds of US Power Metal bands…
Alice Cooper-A Paranormal Evening At The Olympia Paris
Alice Cooper – A Paranormal Evening At The Olympia Paris Year: 2018 Label: Ear Music Reviewed: November 2018 Rating: 4/5 Reviewed: JP There has been a lot of activity in the Alice Cooper camp lately. There was a well-received album in 2017, a couple of big tours in Europe and North…